| Location: | Washington D.C. |
| GC: | Clark Construction Group / Smoot Construction / H.J. Russell & Company |
| Fabricator: | SteelFab |
| Engineer of Record: | Robert Silman Associates |
| Architect: | Freelon Group / Adjaye Associates / Davis Brody Bond |
| Owner: | Smithsonian Institute |
| Floor Area: | 193,100 SF |
| Tonnage: | 3,200 tons |
| Comments: | When complete, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will have 10 stories (five above and five below ground), and will be located on Constitution Avenue adjacent to the Washington Monument. The project is due to be completed in 2016.The NAAMHC will be the deepest museum on the National Mall. Excavators dug 80 feet below grade to lay the foundations.
Construction of the museum is being done by Clark Construction Group, Smoot Construction, and H.J. Russell & Company. The architectural firm of McKissack & McKissack (which was the first African American-owned architectural firm in the United States) provides project management services on behalf of the Smithsonian, and acts as a liaison between the Smithsonian and public utilities and D.C. government agencies. |
